Freight-car signal



Juny 31, 1923. l `1,463,467

N. E. HAYWARD FREIGHT CAR SIGNAL Y Filed March ze. 1925 2sheets--sheea\l 2 Patented .luly 3l, w23.

NED EARL HRALYWABD, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS.

FREIGHT-CAR SGNAL.

Application filed March 2G, 1923.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that NED E. HAYWARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Holyoke, in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, has invented certain new and useful Improvements inFreight- Car Signals, of which the following is a. specification.

` In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide asignal adapted for attachment to freight cars whereby the device may bemoved to such a position for indicating the fact that the car has beenloaded or unloaded and that the same may be moved from the yard.

A further purpose of my invention resides in the provision of such asignal that may be readily applied to all types of freight cars, thedevice being comparatively simple/pf construct-ion and relativelyinexpensive in application to cars, the same comprising but few partsand these so correlated as to reduce the liability of derangement to aminimum.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detailed description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction,combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is an end elevational view et a freight car equipped with myimproved signal, the same being shown in both raised and loweredpositions;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the car, the signal beingshown in side elevation and in a raised indicating position;

Figure 3 is a transverse cross section upon the line 3-3 of Figure l;and

Figure l is a perspective of the signal plate per se.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 designates a freight car ofconventional design. My invention embodies the provision ot a pair of Tarms 6 bolted or otherwise secured at spaced points upon one end of thecar, the ends of these arms being formed with bearing collars 7.,

Freely movable within the bearing collars ci' said arms 6 is arelatively elongated rod Serial No. 627,647.

8 upon the upper end of which is detachably secured an indicatingplate9. The lower longitudinal edge of this plate, as more clearly shown in`Figure Il, is formed with a sleeve 10 which engages over the said rod.8 and is secured thereto by a set screw or the like 11. 4

Adjacent the end of the rod carryin said plate 9 is a collar 12, thesame being a 'ustably secured to the rod through the me ium of a setscrew 13, it ot course bein understood that this collar engages with tebearing collar 7 of the uppermost T arm when the rod is' dropped to anunindicating posi tion for limiting the downward movement of the rodwithin the bearing collars.

Adjacent the lower end of the rod there is provided a cross slot, thesame ada ted for reception of a pin lll, the ends ot w ich have contactwith the lowermost bearing collar for retaining the rod in its raisedin` dicating position, as per the full lines of Figure l. 'It ispreferable that this pini 14 be secured to the T arm through a chainsection 135.

ln View of the above description it will at once be apparent that Ihaveprovided a' signal for freight cars wherein when the car has beenloaded or unloaded and itis desired that the same be moved from the yardthe rod 8 may be extended to a raised position and maintained in suchg aposition bv the pin- 14 and even though lhave herein s own and described,the most practical embodi ment of the invention with which l am newfamiliar it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be4made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l.. In combination with a freight car an indicating member slidablewithin bearings upon one end of the ear, means tor maintaining theindicating member in a raised po sitionwhereby the same may be viewed,and means for limiting the .downward movement of the indicating memberwithin said bear- 1n s.

In combination with a freight car, a pair of spaced bearing members invertical alinement upon one end of the car, a rod slidable within saidbearing members, an

indicating plate upon the upper end of said position whereby theindicating plate may be viewed, and means for limiting the downwardmovement of the rod within said bear. ing members.

3. lin combination with a freight car, a pair of spaced bearing collarsupon one end of the car and adjacent one side thereof, a rod Jfreelyelidable Within said collars, an indicating plate upon the upper end ofthe rod, an adjustable collar upon said` rod between the uppermostbearing' collar and said indicating plate, said adjustable collaradapted for support upon the uppermost bearingr collar for limiting thedownward movementof the rod within the bearing collars, said rod beingformed with an opening at a point vadjacent its lower end and a crosspin adapted for reception witiiin said opening, and for support upon thelower most bearing collar for maintaining the rod in a raised position,whereby the indicating plate may be viewed.

ln testimony whereof I afliX my signaturea NED EARL HAYWARD.

